Plans for a new, 200-room hotel at the new interchange of Martin Luther King Drive and Interstate 71 are moving forward.

The hotel would be part of a major mixed-use development from Cincinnati-based Terrex Development & Construction and Messer Construction Co., which are applying to have the southeast corner of the intersection of Martin Luther King Drive and Reading Road rezoned for the large-scale project.

The new project, which developers described as "a new front door for the Uptown corridor,'' would be located within the Uptown Gateway development, according to the zoning request.

It would include the hotel with ground-floor retail, three office buildings with about 450,000 square feet of Class A office space, and two underground garages that could accommodate 1,800 vehicles, according to Terrex's website.

The Cincinnati Planning Commission will hear the rezoning request at its Aug. 18 meeting. If approved, construction would begin later this year, with an expected completion date in early 2020.

The proposed development also calls for green space improvements designed to create a “park like’’ setting with plaza areas featuring large-scale art installations.

The developer has been working on the proposal with the Avondale Community Council and the Uptown Consortium, both of which submitted letters supporting the project that would bring new jobs and commerce to the Avondale neighborhood.